3 Amendments of Adam GIEREK related to 2009/2152(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that extreme climate phenomena together with the expected rise in sea-levels and higher variations of rainfall calls for new projects and adaptation measures for their realisation, especially in agriculture and in the management of river and drainage basins, even within the existing infrastructure systems which will generate high operational costs, but are nevertheless affordable as they are much lower than the costs of inaction over the medium to long term; calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide in a dedicated national action plan, information on those costs and their distribution;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – point b a (new)
Paragraph 7 – point b a (new)
ba. third countries neighbouring the EU in which the effects of climate change are similar to those observed within the EU;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses in this context the great importance of initiatives such as afforestation at the local level to actively participate in the fight against climate change and points out the important role of exchange of information on good practices and appropriate information campaigns on how coastal and mountain areas, islands and lowlands should adapt to climate change, in coordination with the more extensive initiatives undertaken by national authorities and by the EU.